Ridgefield Woman Killed In New Jersey Crash

New Jersey State Police are investigating a wrong-way accident that killed 22-year-old Erin Vick of Ridgefield and a New Jersey man. The accident occurred early Friday at 12:30 AM.

According to State Police, the accident happened on the New Jersey Turnpike near mile post 107.7 in Kearny.

State Police say a car traveling southbound on the northbound side of the highway collided with another vehicle and both drivers were killed. Vick was driving a Ford Escape, and the other driver, 32-year-old Moises Rivera of Clifton, New Jersey was operating a Dodge Van.

Police have not determined which driver was driving the wrong way.

A passenger in Vick's car, 20-year-old Christian Pierce of Maryville, Tennessee was seriously injured and brought to University Hospital in Newark.